使用纳米孔测序进行元编码,可以识别来自被忽视地区的多样性和动物病变载体传播的病原体:研究不丹狗的案例研究
Lucas G Huggins1, Ugyen Namgyel2, Pelden Wangchuk2
1Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.
One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
|July 15, 2024
概括
狗载体传播病原体 (VBPs) 在不丹普遍存在,78%的狗被感染. 这项研究确定了多种不同的细菌,复合体和细菌性病原体,包括动物感染物种,突出了需要"一个健康"的疾病控制策略.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 分子诊断学 分子诊断学
- 一个健康 一个健康
背景情况:
- 在不丹,犬类载体传播病原体 (VBPs) 的患病率基本上是未知的.
- 南亚国家报告犬种群中高VBP流行率.
- 在不丹,人体中发现了动物性病菌.
研究的目的:
- 描述在不丹南部的狗血传染病原体的多样性和流行率.
- 使用深度测序元编码来进行全面的病原体识别.
- 为未来的一种健康疾病控制策略提供基线数据.
主要方法:
- 深度测序元编码使用牛津纳米孔技术MINIONTM.
- 分析了95只狗 (流浪犬,自有犬,社区犬) 的血液样本.
- 细菌,复合体和细菌性虫病原体的鉴定.
主要成果:
- 78%的狗至少感染了一种VBP.
- 已识别的病原体包括 * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Ehrlichia canis * * Anaplasma platys * * Hepatozoon canis * * Babesia gibsoni * * Babesia vogeli * * Acanthocheilonema reconditum * * 和 * Dirofilaria * * Dirofilaria sp. * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Ehrlichia canis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * * * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * * * * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * * * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * * * * * Mycoplasma * * * * * * * Mycoplasma haemocanis * * * * * * * * * * * Acanthoc * * * * * Acanthoc * * * * * * * * Acantho * * * Acantho * Acantho * Acantho * * * * Acantho * * Acantho * * * * * Acantho * Acantho * * * Acantho * Acantho * * * Acantho * Acantho * * 香港人. 香港人.
- 检测到的动物性传染物种是 * Bartonella clarridgeiae * 和可能的新型 * Bartonella * spp. 和类似于Ehrlichia chaffeensis的细菌.
结论:
- 不丹拥有多种多样的犬类病原体,包括动物传染病原体.
- 超标编码对于在研究不足的地区检测新型和意想不到的病原体是有效的.
- 研究结果支持对犬类和公众健康的综合健康战略的制定.
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